Tip of the Week – Using RefWorks for Creating Citations

 

 

 

RefWorks citation manager is now available to all Emmanuel College Students. RefWorks is a tool for creating citations.

 

Registering for RefWorks
1. Register from a computer on campus by going to http://www.refworks.com/refworks and following the directions.
2. Once you are registered, you will receive an email confirming your registration and providing instructions for accessing your RefWorks account off campus.

 

Citation Management with RefWorks

1. The Library databases often provide a link to Export the citation into RefWorks. You can then create a reference in the format of your choosing using RefWorks.

2. Alternatively, enter references into RefWorks by typing the relevant information into RefWorks manually.

 

For more detailed instructions, explore the library frequently asked questions page on RefWorks: http://library.emmanuel.edu/sp/subjects/faq.php?coll_id=5

Tip of the Week: Finding E-books

Emmanuel College students have access to many different e-books through the library. E-books are available under the Library Resources heading on the Library homepage  by clicking on the E-Books link. E-books may also be found through the online catalog. Look for results labeled “electronic resource.”

- Credo Reference provides access to more than 590 academic books. A variety of subjects are covered, from the arts and literature, to medicine, history, and global studies.

- ebrary, Inc.™  is a searchable online collection of more than 80,000 books from all disciplines. ebrary, Inc.™ allows you to create a personal bookshelf, make annotations, highlight text, and print selections.

- Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference e-books for research in many subjects, including fashion, film and filmmakers, pop culture, and multicultural issues. It also includes the six-volume Beacham’s Guide to the Endangered Species of North America.

Although e-books can be accessed through the library’s online catalog, more results will be found by conducting a search within the individual e-book collection (e.g., ebrary, Inc.™ ). Such searches look at the full text of the e-books, allowing for more possible matches.

Tip of the week: Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary Loan allows current students, faculty, and staff of Emmanuel College access to books and articles outside the Cardinal Cushing Library collection.

Keep in mind that in addition to requesting materials, you may also visit Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) and Fenway Library Consortium (FLC) institutions in person for immediate access. Always check the individual library’s web site for hours and access information.

Access the Interlibrary Loan form and policy on the Library home page under “Library Services and Policies” in the left column.

Questions about interlibrary loan? Stop by the reference desk or email us at reference@emmanuel.edu.

Tip of the Week: Borrowing at Fenway Library Consortium (FLC) Institutions

In addition to borrowing books through the Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) institutions, the Emmanuel Community also has borrowing privileges at Fenway Library Consortium (FLC) institutions.

Search for books at FLC institutions that are not found in our FLO Online Catalog by using each institutions own online catalog.

Review our Library’s circulation policies regarding borrowing privileges from FLO  and FLC

See the list of participating institutions in our “About Us” section of the Library web site

Please Ask a Librarian if you have any questions.

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Tip of the Week: Linking to Library resources through Google Scholar

Link to Emmanuel’s Cardinal Cushing Library resources through Google Scholar:

1. From the main Google Scholar page select Settings in the upper right corner.

2. In the left menu, select Library links.

3. In the search bar, type Cardinal Cushing Library and click the blue search button. 

4. Check the box next to Cardinal Cushing Library and click Save.

5.  Type in your search string and select Cardinal Cushing Library – Full text@Emmanuel Coll. in the right margin of your results list.

You may also wish to visit the Library’s FAQ on tips for searching in Google Scholar and exporting citations from Google Scholar into RefWorks.

As always, feel free to drop by the Reference Desk with any questions about Google Scholar.

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Tip of the Week: Accessing RefWorks, a useful tool

To access RefWorks through the Research Guides:

• Go to the Library home page and select Research Guides.
• Next, select Writing Resources the drop-down menu, or from the Writing Resources/Help Resources section.
• RefWorks is found in the Citation Management category.
• Read the Research Guide directions to register for a RefWorks account on campus.

Note: You need to register on campus before accessing the resource remotely.

Also, see this FAQ for directions on how to export Google Scholar citations into RefWorks.

Stop by the Reference Desk if you have questions with using RefWorks. We’re happy to help!

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Tip of the Week: October 15th

Need to find resources for your research papers?

Start your research by looking at the Library’s Research Guides in the middle of the Library’s homepage, which list resources by subject, course number, and topics of interest.

You may wish to begin researching with the Multidisciplinary Databases since they contain articles covering many different subjects. To access them, click on Research Guides, and then select Multidisciplinary Databases from the drop-down list.

Academic Search Premier is a comprehensive multidisciplinary database. Limit your results in Academic Search Premier to scholarly (peer reviewed) journals.

Progress to subject-specific databases such as those listed under Sociology or Education. 

Check out the “FAQ: How do I find articles using the Library’s online databases?” [link to http://library.emmanuel.edu/sp/subjects/faq.php?faq_id=2] for more information on searching databases and forming search strings, and using databases off campus.

Feel free to visit the reference librarians in the Reading Room for help with your research.

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Tip of the Week: Saving Documents

When working on documents using Library computers, make sure to save often, always to external media (such as a jump drive or an email account)

Library computers automatically erase all stored files every time they are shut down or rebooted.

Please be advised, the Library does not have jump drives or disks for student use.

We welcome you to stop by the Reference Desk with more questions on saving your documents.

 

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Tip of the Week: 9/24/12

To find out if your course readings are on reserve at the Library:

• On the Library home page (http://library.emmanuel.edu ), select Reserves under the heading Books, DVDs, CDs.

• Search by Emmanuel instructor, course, or department.
• The reserve materials are found at the Circulation Desk. Reserve materials are for in-house use only for a two-hour period of time.

For more information on reserves policies, see the Course Reserve Policies for Students: Reserve Circulation (link to http://library.emmanuel.edu/sp/subjects/view.php?subject=emc_circulation#reserve).

Please ask for assistance with printing troubles at the Reference Desk. We’re here to help!

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Tip of the Week! 9/17/12

LexisNexis Academic Universe is a database featuring sources on current news and business, government/legal, and medical issues. Resources include the Consumer Reports or Standard & Poor’s Corporate Register of Directors and Executives.
To find resources in LexisNexis Academic Universe:

1. Go to Library’s homepage (link to http://library.emmanuel.edu) and choose Full-Text Finder. Type the desired journal title in the search bar (for example, Consumer Reports), then click the red Go button. A new window will appear. Then, select the Full text available via LexisNexis Academic choice.

2. The LexisNexis Academic Universe database will open in a new window. Click on the blue Sources button near the bottom of the left menu bar, then select Find Sources and type the appropriate journal in the keyword box (for example, “Consumer Reports”), then click the blue Find Sources button.

3. In the results screen, click on the box next to Consumer Reports, which puts a check mark in the box and changes the journal title from black to red.  Then, click on the red Ok – Continue button.

4. Finally, type keywords in the Search Terms box, separating terms by Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) or commas (,). Limit by date by using the Specifiy Date drop down menu.

You can also go directly to LexisNexis Academic Universe database.
Go to the Library web site (link) using the A-Z list of Databases link and, then, browse the resources by clicking on the blue Sources button near the bottom of the left menu bar, then selecting  Browse Sources.

Feel free to stop by the Reference Desk with additional questions concerning database searching!

 

―Posted by the Reference staff